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It is estimated that one in five Floridians has some type of unclaimed property.

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Updated: 5:33 PM EDT Jul 25, 2018

Floridians may be owed money

It is estimated that one in five Floridians has some type of unclaimed property.

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WEBVTT FELICIA: TONIGHT, WPBF 25 IS HELPING YOU GET BACK MONEY THAT’S RIGHTFULLY YOURS. TIFFANY: FLORIDA’S DIVISION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY RETURNED A RECORD $321 MILLION BACK TO FLORIDIANS LAST YEAR. THAT’S AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN $500 PER CLAIM. TYPICALLY, ONCE A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX HAS BEEN ABANDONED FOR THREE YEARS, BANKS SEND THE CONTENTS TO A STATE VAULT IN TALLAHASSEE, WHERE ITEMS ARE HELD FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS BEFORE BEING AUCTIONED OFF. THE STATE KEEPS TRACK OF UNCLAIMED PAPER ASSETS LIKE BANK ACCOUNTS, STOCK DIVIDENDS, AND UTILITY OR RENT DEPOSITS. THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT TO MAKE A CLAIM. >> THE MONEY THAT WE GET INTO THE STATE IS YOUR MONEY. IT’S RIGHTFULLY YOURS. IT’S MONEY THAT SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY OR YOU HAVE PAID. TIFFANY: MORE THAN 14 MILLION ACCOUNTS TOTALING $2 BILLION REMAIN UNCLAIMED. TANGIBLE ITEMS RANGE FROM SILVERWARE, TO DIAMOND RINGS, TO BASEBALL CARDS. ONE IN FIVE FLORIDIANS LIKELY HAS SOME TYPE OF UNCLAIMED PROP

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Florida's Division of Unclaimed Property returned a record $321 million back to Floridians last year at an average of more than $500 per claim.Typically, once a safe deposit box has been abandoned for three years, banks send the contents to a state vault in Tallahassee, where items are held for another two years before being auctioned off. Additionally, the state keeps track of unclaimed paper assets such as bank accounts, stock dividends and utility or rent deposits. There is no time limit for people to make a claim."The money that we get into the state is your money," said Anna Farrar of the Division of Unclaimed Property. "It's rightfully yours. It's money that someone in your family have paid."More than 14 million accounts totaling $2 billion remain unclaimed. The tangible items range from silverware to diamond rings to baseball cards. It is estimated that one in five Floridians has some type of unclaimed property. To check if you are one of them, click here. The News Service of Florida contributed to this report.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —

Florida's Division of Unclaimed Property returned a record $321 million back to Floridians last year at an average of more than $500 per claim.

Typically, once a safe deposit box has been abandoned for three years, banks send the contents to a state vault in Tallahassee, where items are held for another two years before being auctioned off.

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Additionally, the state keeps track of unclaimed paper assets such as bank accounts, stock dividends and utility or rent deposits. There is no time limit for people to make a claim.

"The money that we get into the state is your money," said Anna Farrar of the Division of Unclaimed Property. "It's rightfully yours. It's money that someone in your family have paid."

More than 14 million accounts totaling $2 billion remain unclaimed. The tangible items range from silverware to diamond rings to baseball cards.

It is estimated that one in five Floridians has some type of unclaimed property.